Shipsy, a leading global SaaS-based logistics management platform provider, announced that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Monsha’at, the Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to support Saudi Vision 2030. This development took place at the sideline of the Biban 23 Forum. The MoU highlighted that […]

In line with the Government’s Digital Pakistan vision and the UN SDGs, Smart Village Pakistan aims to digitally transform remote and rural communities with Internet connectivity and empower local residents with access to a range of digital services to improve their quality of life and well-being. It gives me great pleasure to announce that Pakistan […]

Committed to encouraging the Omani workforce to thrive and reach their full and upskilled potential, Ooredoo recently shortlisted six winning team-based projects submitted by participants in its Springboard and Spring Forward educational programmes. The Ooredoo Springboard programme provides training opportunities for Omani women across the country, while Spring Forward aims to support the professional development […]

Nutshell Group hosted a lunch in the honor of newly elected members and governing body of the Karachi Press Club.   Muhammad Azfar Ahsan, Founder & CEO of Nutshell Group, and former Minister of State & Chairman Board of Investment (BoI); Rabia Shoaib Ahmad, Director & Chief Operating Officer; Air Chief Marshal (Rtd) Sohail Aman, […]

In a bid to further strengthen Abu Dhabi’s entrepreneurship ecosystem, Flat6Labs, the MENA region’s leading seed-stage program and early-stage venture capital firm, and Wio Bank, the region’s first platform bank, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Under the agreement, start-ups from Flat6Labs Ignite, a specialised seed program run by Flat6Labs in a partnership with […]

Zoho Corp., a leading global technology company, is teaming up with Beirut Digital District (BDD), a unique hub designed for the digital and creative community in Lebanon, to become the exclusive technology partner in a bid to support the local entrepreneurship during current economic disruption. The companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will […]

Standard Chartered and Falak Investment Hub announced the launch of the first cohort of the ‘SC Women in Tech’ program in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Applications for the program will begin from 28 November and will remain open for a period of around six weeks. The 8-week program aims to support women-led start-ups in […]

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, has continued to attract exceptional interest from financial technology firms, making FinTech the Centre’s fastest growing sector. Client growth continues to be strong across all sectors, however, interest from FinTechs in the Centre has outpaced […]

Daraz, Pakistan’s leading e-commerce platform, in partnership with Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group, has launched the country’s first automated smart distribution centres in Karachi and Lahore. These would be one of the most technologically advanced logistics facilities in South Asia, and mark Cainiao’ s first deeply integrated distribution centre network in the […]

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) hosted a large-scale corporate conference here in Faisalabad on the theme ‘Rethinking a better world – Sustainable Growth for Pakistan’ featuring country’s top business and thought leaders and policy makers. The conference provided a platform to region’s key stakeholders and brightest minds to engage in interdisciplinary, forward-thinking conversations […]